U.S. Diversified Financial Stock News

Mercury Systems (MRCY) is back in focus after Aristotle Capital Boston called out the stock as a recent winner in its small cap fund, helped by earnings that topped expectations and strengthening defense demand. See our latest analysis for Mercury Systems. At around $69.65, Mercury’s share price has pulled back over the last week but still sits on a hefty year to date share price return. A 1 year total shareholder return above 70 percent signals that optimism around defense demand and its...

Earlier this month, Merck reached a historic agreement with the Trump administration to sharply cut U.S. prices on several medicines, including offering JANUVIA, JANUMET and JANUMET XR to eligible patients through a direct-to-patient program at roughly 70% below current list prices, while also reporting positive Phase 3 results for KEYTRUDA plus Padcev in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Alongside this pricing shift, Merck is advancing enlicitide, an oral PCSK9-like cholesterol candidate, and...

Trinity Capital Inc. recently announced it will shift from quarterly to monthly dividends starting January 2026, with the Board approving regular monthly payouts of US$0.17 per share for January, February, and March 2026, alongside a US$0.51 per-share cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2025 payable on 15 January 2026. This move preserves an equivalent total payout of US$0.51 per quarter, extends Trinity’s record to 25 consecutive quarters of consistent or higher distributions, and may...

Tutor Perini, through subsidiaries Rudolph and Sletten and Perini Management Services, recently secured multiple large contracts, including a US$900 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreement in Israel, a US$155 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center project in San Francisco, and a US$108 million UC Davis Health utility plant expansion. These awards meaningfully enlarge Tutor Perini’s backlog and reinforce its access to complex institutional and government work, which can improve...

United Homes Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:UHG ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 41...

Scholastic Corporation ( NASDAQ:SCHL ) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell...

Some lululemon athletica inc. ( NASDAQ:LULU ) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the President of...

AutoZone, Inc. reported past first-quarter 2025 results with sales rising to US$4,628.63 million from US$4,279.64 million a year earlier, while net income fell to US$530.82 million and diluted EPS slipped to US$31.04 as margin pressures weighed on profitability. Management pointed to sizeable non-cash LIFO charges, higher store and supply-chain spending, and weather-related disruptions as key reasons why profit growth lagged solid top-line momentum. Next, we’ll examine how this margin...

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has quietly drifted lower this year, even as its underlying business keeps growing revenue and earnings at mid single digit rates. That gap between sentiment and fundamentals is where the opportunity may sit. See our latest analysis for PayPal Holdings. The stock tells a different story to the business, with the share price sliding to about $59.81 and posting a year to date share price return of roughly negative 31 percent, alongside a similar one year total shareholder...

Trump Media & Technology Group stock reaction Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) has experienced significant volatility lately, with the stock rising about 54% over the past month after a deep slide earlier this year. See our latest analysis for Trump Media & Technology Group. Despite the sharp 7 day and 30 day share price returns, the stock is still heavily down on a year to date basis. This suggests that momentum is more of a speculative rebound than a steady rerating based on...

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against SLM Corporation, alleging that between July 25 and August 14, 2025, the company and certain executives misled investors about rising early-stage loan delinquencies and the effectiveness of its loss mitigation and loan modification programs. The complaint directly contrasts SLM’s CFO’s late-July assurances about “normal” seasonal delinquency trends with later third-party data showing a sharp deterioration in early-stage...

TeraWulf recently secured project-level financing and upsized a US$1.30 billion senior secured notes offering via affiliate Flash Compute to fund a 168 MW, liquid-cooled high-performance computing joint venture at its Abernathy, Texas campus, supporting development of an AI-focused data center slated to come online in the second half of 2026. These moves, combined with long-term, credit-enhanced hosting arrangements, mark a further shift away from pure bitcoin mining toward contracted AI and...

Agree Realty (ADC) just gave income investors something new to consider, with its board approving a higher monthly common dividend that works out to a 3.6% annual increase compared with last year. See our latest analysis for Agree Realty. That higher payout comes as Agree Realty’s share price sits around $72.10, with a modest year to date share price return of 3.38% and a steadier 1 year total shareholder return of 6.97%. This suggests income focused investors are still backing the story even...

Earlier this year, CMS Energy reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results, raised its 2025 earnings outlook, introduced 2026 guidance, and reaffirmed a long-term 6%–8% adjusted EPS growth target. While analysts adjusted their views, CMS Energy’s upgraded guidance sharpened attention on how data center-driven demand and regulatory support could influence its long-term earnings path. Now we’ll assess how CMS Energy’s upgraded earnings guidance may reshape the existing investment...

Morgan Stanley just shifted its view on SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) to a more neutral stance after a long stretch of skepticism, and other firms are gradually following. For investors, that kind of coordinated sentiment change is worth unpacking. See our latest analysis for SolarEdge Technologies. The latest upgrades are landing after a volatile stretch, with SolarEdge’s share price returning about 96 percent year to date but still leaving the three year total shareholder return deeply...

Duke Energy (DUK) just gave investors a lot to chew on, pairing sizable North Carolina rate hike requests with a planned utility merger and tax driven margin boosts, all amid accelerating AI data center demand. See our latest analysis for Duke Energy. At a share price of $115.56, Duke’s roughly 7 percent year to date share price return and 10 percent one year total shareholder return suggest steady, not euphoric, momentum as investors weigh AI driven demand, pending rate cases and recent...

Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) just added Michael Borofsky as a new independent director, bringing a deep investing and operating background that could subtly influence how this REIT allocates capital and pursues growth. See our latest analysis for Gaming and Leisure Properties. Zooming out, GLPI’s 1 month share price return of 3.79 percent contrasts with a softer 90 day share price return of negative 3.67 percent, while its 5 year total shareholder return of 43.22 percent points to...

Earlier this month, e.l.f. Beauty launched Glow Up!, an immersive Roblox makeup experience for players 13+ that features a layered, high-fidelity virtual makeup system, community “livestream” challenges, and inclusive characters championing women in sports, business, music, and gaming. The launch extends e.l.f.’s broader Roblox ecosystem, alongside e.l.f. UP! and Fortune Island, using gaming, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy experiences to deepen engagement with Gen Z and Gen Alpha...

In December 2025, Red Cat Holdings, Inc. was added to the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index and simultaneously removed from the S&P Technology Hardware Select Industry Index. This shift in index classification highlights the market’s view of Red Cat as more closely aligned with aerospace and defense exposure than traditional hardware. Next, we’ll examine how Red Cat’s inclusion in the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index shapes its investment narrative for...

In recent weeks, Nu Holdings moved to broaden its footprint by securing new bank charters in Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S. while rolling out additional products such as a Brazilian private credit ETF and small-business services across Latin America. This push into full banking licenses and investment products signals Nu’s intent to deepen monetization, diversify revenue sources, and reinforce its position as a digital-first financial platform in the region. Next, we’ll examine how Nu’s...

Recently, several Wall Street firms including Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Barclays, and JP Morgan reiterated their views on Anywhere Real Estate, highlighting its position in residential brokerage and related services. Together with televised commentary from Jim Cramer, these reactions underscore how divided professional and media opinions remain on the outlook for traditional real estate service providers. Next, we’ll explore how this mix of fresh analyst support and public skepticism may...

If you are wondering whether Bloom Energy is still worth pursuing after its huge run, or if the easy money has already been made, this article unpacks what the market might be getting right and wrong about the stock. The share price has cooled slightly in the very short term, slipping around 0.8% over the last week and 1.3% over the past month. However, that comes after a 280.1% year-to-date gain and a 267.0% increase over the last year. Behind those moves, investors have been reacting to a...

GrafTech International Ltd. ( NYSE:EAF ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great...

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...